Zippo, a bachelor with no family dependents, believes that the Jambu Tree in his garden is God. Every morning, Zippo wakes up, goes into his garden, prostrates before the Jambu Tree and gives thanks for the blessings he will receive and asks that he be given strength and courage to do what is good and right.
After his morning prayers, Zippo leaves his house and heads for his workplace of the last 30 years: an orphanage. Zippo teaches English to young orphans. Lunch is provided at the orphanage and in the evening, before he leaves for home, Zippo picks up two food packs. One for dinner that night and the other for breakfast tomorrow. That’s his wages for the day.
That, in a nutshell, sums up Zippo’s daily life.
Fast forward to judgment day.
Zippo’s turn is up and he is summoned into the judgment chamber.
He enters with great trepidation, expecting to see his familiar Jambu Tree.
No tree.
Nothing, except the sense of a Great Presence.
And then he hears judgment being handed down.
“Expecting a tree were you, you silly bugger! Go on, the door to heaven’s on the left”.
(plagiarised & adapted with the best of intentions)
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment